Trends in productivity in the South African gold mining industry

This paper discusses trends in productivity for South African gold mines and gold ... Most of the high-grade gold deposits have been exhausted and mines now exploit ... Equipment is selected to suit the stoping width, causing the industry to...

Topic - Capital Equipment - Mining Weekly

By: Dylan Slater 29th September 2017 South African capital equipment manufacturers ... well with the sinking of a central shaft at its Blanket gold mine, in Zimbabwe, ... of high-performance mineral processing equipment to the African mining...

Here's Why South African Gold Mining Stocks Are Down Big Today ...

Aug 15, 2018 ... Tensions keep rising in the South African mining sector. ... in South Africa could find it very difficult to improve operating efficiency at their mines. ... It also suffers from some of the world's highest levels of unemployment (27% in 2017), ... the country's mining industry with newer machinery and equipment,...

Gold mining

Gold mining is the resource extraction of gold by mining. As of 2017, the world's largest gold .... These operations typically include diesel powered, earth moving equipment, ... South Africa has the world's deepest hard rock gold mine up to 3,900 metres .... the occupations with the highest noise exposures within gold mines.